Date:	Tuesday 18 April 1961
Time:	18:10
Type:	Douglas C-47D (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	43-49014
MSN:	26275/14830
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Mount Parker -   Hong Kong
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The Douglas C-47D impacted Mount Parker in foggy weather conditions after circling Hong Kong Harbour in an effort to climb, shortly after departure from Hong Kong-Kai Tak Airport.
The aircraft carried U.S. servicemen and family members back to Taiwan from a holiday at Hong Kong.

The Victoria Advocat 19 MAR 1961, p9
St. Petersburg Times - Apr 20, 1961
The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge

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